SPEAKER SUGGESTIONS

Focals are quite good (I've owned the former and have heard both). My vote goes to Triangle - their Titus or Comete monitors are way underpriced.

Looking forward to hearing your impressions of the Wavetouches.

One of these days, maybe not too far off I will acquire a retro looking tube integrated similar to Yaqin for my Triangle Titus XS just to try something different and to help loosen these little guys up a bit running in my wife's 12X12 cathedral ceiling sunroom. I think a small but decent quality tube amp will be just what the doctor ordered for those.

FOLLOW UP IMPRESSIONS:

When alex brought the speakers over last night he told me they were very sensitive to placement.. We messed around with the positioning a bit but did not have much to work with because I was putting them in a bedroom with limited space and too much furniture. The best I could do was to get them one foot from the back and side walls. There is a dresser partially sticking out in front of one speaker. We toed them in and out until we found what sounded best.

Alex told me he ran them for 14 hours before bringing them over but said they would need additional time to open up. Last night I played them for 8 hours straight. Around 2 Am the soundstage opened up ..... wide open like someone turned on a switch. I could tell these speakers were very special but I felt they needed more room around them to really hear what they sound like. ( I have owned Magnepan 1.6's in the past .. same issue) So for fun I moved the speakers and stands to the short wall of the bedroom and moved some furniture out of the way and placed them 2 feet from the back and side walls. Then I put a chair about 8 feet back. Oh My! These speakers are VERY SPECIAL. The sound was a big and wide as a floor standing speaker. The tone of the instruments is so correct and compelling that you immediately stop listening to the speakers and just listen to the music. The speakers just disappears and the music just comes out in layers. I could identify exactly what each instrument was in a second. I think these speakers are best suited for Jazz, Blues, Folk and Classical... Maybe not the best choice for Rock....If you get a chance to listen to them give them a try. I think they every bit as good as my Magnepan 1.6's were but much better with tone of the instruments then the Maggies. I don't think these are going to work for me in the only place I have for them in the bedroom and right now I am not sure where I am going to put them... But I can assure you they won't be going back to Alex... They are just very, very enjoyable speakers.

Regards
Dan

Call Walter at Underwood Hi Fi and buy a pair of Peachtree D5's. They are $999 and just a perfect speaker for the price.

I'm using an SA8004 in one of my systems - nice deck.

I've read some good reports on the Peachtree D5 speakers. Supposedly very good with decent bass.

Seattle Mike, I think you once had a pair of the Ascend Acoustics Sierra-2 speakers. How do they compare to the Peachtree D5s?